Hi everybody! The death penalty, also known as the capital punishment, is a severe and
unusual punishment. Many people who have been sentenced to death have been
convicted of crimes. One out of every 25 criminal defendants in the United States who
accept the death penalty probably made a mistake. A refreshed examination of over
thirty years of information on decisions of death and clearances from US passing
columns.
Cornell Law School (n.d.). Amdt8.3.9.9. Felony Murder and the Death Penalty. Legal
Information Institute (LII).
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-8/felony-murder-and-the-death-
penalty
State Studies on monetary costs. Death Penalty Information Center. (n.d.).
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs/summary-of-states-death-penalty
